Peek in my Art Journal Link-up #10

This week I have two pages to share.  The first is a page where I tested out my new colored pencils.  I got them as a Christmas gift from my sister.  They are Marco Raffine colored pencils and so far I really like them.  I want to do a better sample page where I color from light to dark with each pencil, but for now this works. 

 The second page is my first attempt at drawing a realistic cat.  I used some videos from the Art a la Carte Youtube page.  My sleeping cat looks more like a dormouse, but overall I am really proud of all three pictures.  I left the guidelines in on the cat face, so I could remember how to do it on my sitting cat.  I had so much fun and can't wait to try more of her videos.